Including 11 closely related terms such as carbon emissions, emissions reduction, and total emissions.
… position from which our objectives, goals and targets will be measured. London Borough of Hillingdon carbon emissions (tCO2e) April 2019 to March 2020 Total emissions (tCO2e) 12,488 Electricity 6,304 Natural gas 5,030 Vehicle travel 1,154 There are several challenges to achieving carbon neutrality across our operations. The chart below shows the highest ‘emitting’ buildings. Our Civic Centre…
… a significant hurdle as it makes up the majority of the ‘non-building’ emissions. For both the Civic Centre and streetlighting, innovative approaches will be required to find solutions to achieving the necessary emissions reductions. The council’s carbon neutral target relates to carbon emissions it has direct operational and financial control over. The carbon emissions for the borough are far bigger…
… www.hillingdon.gov.uk Strategic Climate Action Plan Adopted July 2021 2 The Strategic Climate Action Plan Contents Foreword 3 Preface 4 The vision 5 1. Introduction 7 - What is climate change? - Why does climate change matter? 2. A positive track record 10 - How we have reduced our own carbon emissions 3. The starting…
… carbon emissions reduce by over 40 per cent during the last ten years. Yet further action is required as the challenge intensifies. The council responded swiftly to the will of the residents in declaring a climate emergency which demonstrates the need for even greater effort from everyone. The council is not alone in that. As a leader in the community and responsible for shaping the future…
… borough, to protect and enhance the environment, and to provide a brighter prospect for future generations. Corporate Climate Commitment 1 To lead and inspire our residents, businesses, and schools to reduce their own carbon emissions. Where we cannot directly control emissions, we intend to identify the opportunities to enable others to reduce theirs. We want to work with residents, schools…